The Republican journal., 1887-11-24

college Friday night, parading the principal
streets of the town with a band, torch lights
and transparencies and calling on the members
of the faculty.
The latest development of the Dexter wooden
mills affairs gives rise to doubts whether the
shut down. j, for only a short time. The
Eastern State is informed that orders have
been given to sell all the teams and also all the
! wool in stock.
Mr.. Edward Lcary Of Jefferson, who re-
Gently passed the best examination at Lewiston
| for West Point, is Bowdoin boy, class of 81
Next spring he will go to West Point to enter
upon his physical examination, and if success
fui Will become Il student of that institution.
Hon. George w. Lawrence, cX-judge of pro-
bate of Lincoln county, died at his residence at
Danari>cotta, Nov. 49, after a lingering illness
lie was a shpbuilder in Rockand and this
place before the war and during the Rebellion
constructed @unboat> in Portland for the gov
| crnment.
The Portland Base Ball Association will is
sue u hundred new shares OF stock. Thirty
five Of these shares are already pledged TO be
taken. This will enable the association to pro-
cure strong team for next season.
NJ. s. Dean, one Of the contractors on the
SkoWhegan water works, has gone away and
left his help unpaid. lie has about 100 Italians
i'll his employ, and owes them full months
wages. amounting to some three or four thou
sand dollars.
Some Canadians want a piece Of the state of
Maine. Says The Montreal Gazette; "'Tho
conviction of most of those who have studied
the subject is that England was wrongfully de-
priycd of considerable portion Of the State of
Name"
According to the Machias Union, nm indi.i,l-
ual styling himself DR.. II. II. Golden. OF Bo>-
ton, has been swindling many of the Ltibcc
citizens recently by pretending to he Il rhy>i-
elan of merit and administering trashy nlcdi-
zines to the sick and simple. charging them OK
orbitant prices and claiming to cure all dis
eases.
Rev. Justin d. Fulton, the Brooklyn clergy
man, is creating great sensation among the
Catholics in Biddeford by giving a series of
dlscourSeS against Romanism. Every evening
been stationed at The hall. Thursday durin.
his lecture i'll the Y. NJ. c. A. Hall on "Roman-
Ism the Assassin of Abraham Lincoln" sever
al stones were thrown through the windows.
Hon. Thos ;. Lang. formerly of Na>>ahoro.
now and for the past fifteen years Il resident of
Oregon. sends letter to the WHteryillc Mail,
in which he gives the following advice to Maine
men: You who have good farms Or Il GOOD
business should be cautious about breaking
away from the gathercl assured advantages
of a section enjoying tie high civilization
which all Old sections possess. to take ZIP with
frontier life and >ubduc the Wilderness
Samuel Brannon, once the richest man in
san Francisco, is now living in a cheap lodging
hou,,c in that city. with hardly a dollar in the
Worl'i. Mr.. Bfannon was formerly a resident
VI '7dto, anu II sun remembered EN many ~
the older residents Of that place. He enigraf-
ed TO California during the early days Of the
gold discovery and during the earlier years of
his residence there was repeatedly Il member
Of the California Legislature.
At meetin" of the Portland. Me. firm of
Woodnlan, True 4 Co.. in Boston, Nov. lG the
investigating committee reported liabilities.
500 900; merchandise assets. $4,000; out
standing account ill the form of notes. etc..
$23d GOO: other notes held by the firm amount
to $4,000. which are Of little value as assets.
The firm offered TO compromise at - cents hut
Ii was not accepted. 1t was voted hy Il large
majority that the firm We petitoncd into invol-
untary INSOLVENCY.